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allardiae for the English gardener and nurserywoman Helen Ballard (1908-1995), known for breeding<br />

hellebores<br />

balis, balis f. Latin noun, an unidentified plant; (vine?).<br />

baliscus -a -um Latin adjective a kind of vine?<br />

baldschuanicus -a -um from Baldschuan (Baldzhuan), Bokhara, Uzbekistan.<br />

balearicus -a -um from the Balearic Islands, Baliares Insulae, Mediterranean.<br />

balfourri for Sir Isaac Baley Balfouf (1853-1922), plant collector in Socotra, professor of Botany,<br />

Edinburgh.<br />

ballatrix dancing, feminine form of Late Latin, ballo, ballare, ballavi, ballatus, dance, from Italian ballo, a<br />

dance. Consider ballator, ballatoris m., latin noun, dancer?<br />

ballism Greek βαλλιζω, ballizo, dance, jumping about.<br />

ballot-, ballota, -ballota Greek βαλλωτη, ballota, a labiate herb, black hoarhound, horehound, Ballota nigra.<br />

Ballota New Latin, alteration of Latin ballote, ballotes f., black horehound, from Greek ballōtē of uncertain<br />

origin.<br />

Ballota Dioscorides’ Greek name βαλλοτη, ballote, for Ballota nigra.<br />

balne-, balneari, balneo- Latin balneum balnei n., a bath, a bathing place.<br />

balsam-, balsamo-, balsamum, -balsamum balsam-like, yiedling balsam, from Latin balsamum, balsami,<br />

from Greek βαλσαµον, balsamon, a balsam tree Mecca balsam, an aromatic herb balsam, Chrysanthemum<br />

balsamita; probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bāsām spice, balsa.<br />

balsameus -a -um, balsamicus, balsamae bal-SAM-ee-us balsamic or resinous, from balsamea, balsam like,<br />

having the soothing qualities of balm, aromatic from balsameus, balsam like for the bark.<br />

Balsamina Balsam, from Greek βαλσαµον, blasamon, a former generic name for Impatiens<br />

(Balsaminaceae).<br />

balsamina, balsamitus -a -um from Greek, an old generic name βαλσαµινη, balsimina, for alecost,<br />

Tanacetum balsamita.<br />

balsaminus -a -um Latin adjective, of balsam (aromatic resin used as unguent/salve); balsamic.<br />

Balsaminaceae plants of the Balsam family, from the genus name, Balsamina, and -aceae, the standardized Latin<br />

suffix of plant family names.<br />

balsaminifer -era -erum, balsamiferus balsamif'era (ball-sam-IF-er-a, bal-sa-MI-fera) balsam bearing,<br />

producing or yielding balsam, a fragrant gum or resin, from Greek βαλσαµον-φερω, balsamon-phero.<br />

balsamifluae Balsam Tree<br />

balsamifluus balsam shedding, balsam yielding<br />

balsamita Balsam herb<br />

balsamoides from Greek βαλσαµον-οειδης, balsamon-oeides.<br />

Balsamorhiza Balsamorhi'za (ball-sam-oh-RYE-za) balsamic-root, from Greek βαλσαµον, balsamon, a fragrant<br />

gum, and ῥίζα, rhiza, root; for the resiniferous roots.<br />

balsamum, balsami n. Latin noun, balsam (cultivated), Commiphora opobalsamum.<br />

balsamus -a -um of balm, from Greek βαλσαµον, balsamon, Latin balsumum, balsami.<br />

balteat- Latin balteus, a girdle to hold a weapon, a woman’s girdle, girdled, from balteum, baltei n., belt;<br />

shoulder-band/baldric; woman's girdle; band around neck/breast of horse.<br />

balteiformis shaped like a belt<br />

balticus -a -um bal'ticus (BALL-ti-kus) of or from the Baltic Sea or the surrounding region, from the coastal area<br />

of the Baltic Sea.<br />

baluchistanicus -a -um from Baluchistan province of Pakistan.<br />

bam- Greek βηµα, bama, a pace, a step, footstep; go, walk.<br />

bambus- referring to bamboo, from modern Latin bambusa, bambusae f., bamboo.<br />

bamboosarus -a -um of bamboos, for the stem morphology.<br />

bambos from the Malayan vernacular name, mambu, probably via Dutch bamboes.<br />

Bambusa from the Malayan vernacular name, mambu.<br />

bambusaefolius, -a -um, bambusifolius <strong>with</strong> the leaves like Bamboo, New Latin, Bambusa and folium,<br />

foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

bambusetorum in bamboo-dominated vegetation, of bamboo forests, from Bambusa and -orum.<br />

bambusoides like or resembling bamboo, New Latin Bambusa and -oides<br />

banana, bananae f. Latin noun, banana.<br />

banana from a west African vernacular name, banam, from Arabic, banana, for a finger.<br />

bananicus -a -um Latin adjective, a variety of vine (w/vitis).

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